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Oct 14, 2013

The definition of a patient is very simple. Anybody goes to see a doctor with a complaint. The nature of the complaint varies for a particular disease from one patient to another. Everybody has a doctor.
Many people are becoming more scared (or fond of) about any slight disturbance in their body- be it of headache,cold, nausea or vomiting etc. this article talks about how we are inventing diseases and making many people to become rich. Read on. Inventing diseases to sell drugs - The Hindu

Nov 28, 2011

Nov 8, 2011

If you need to study the primary, secondary, tertiary and quarternary stuructures of proteins visit this site .This site contains the collections of all the tools required to study a protein or a gene in detail.
For example if you have a amino acid sequence of a protein you can generate its 3-D structure using SWISS-MODEL -An automated knowledge-based protein modelling server. After generating one such structure you can study the details of the same molecule using Swiss-PdbViewer- A program to display, analyse and superimpose protein 3D structures.
Enjoy playing with Biomolecules.

Nov 6, 2011

Organic foods are those that have been produced according to organic farming and processing standards. Organic farms do not use man-made fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides. Soil rotation, composting, planting complementary plants together enhance the growth of plants and result in food that is higher in vitamins and minerals and superior in taste.

Genetic engineering is not allowed in organic farming. Organic foods are processed with minimum processing and only a limited number of natural processing aids are approved.

Oct 5, 2011

While talking to many of the students and to some of my counterparts in the city, I noticed that many of them feel that there is no or little scope for biochemistry. They are actually confusing between the words "Scope" and the "Jobs" after studying biochemistry.
Scope means the areas where one can get into and Job means getting into one.
After studying Biochemistry (BSc or MSc) you can get into the following areas ( with necessary extra skills):
1. Diagnostic labs in hospitals ( you need to complete Medical Lab Technician course).
2. Research and Development wings of industries manufacturing all the products that are used in our body, i.e., soaps, shampoos, tooth pastes, perfumes, talcs etc. because all these products involve the effectiveness in interacting with various biomolecules in our body. And this can be done effectively by a Biochemist only.
3. e-Publishing in scientific journals and magazines.
4. ITeS - IT enabled services - this includes Medical Transcription, Medical Coding, Medical Billing.
5. Off late Online tutoring is getting more demand, especially from US, UK and other European countries.
If you like to set up your career in the area of biochemistry you can get into any of these.
For all of these areas you definitely require good communication, interpersonal skills, and basic computer knowledge.
Well, getting a Job depends on the vacancies and the expectations of those companies.
Cheers :)